Workman&#39;s time-recorder.



" PATENTED MAR. 13. 1906.`

W. A.. WOOD. WORKMAN.S TIME RECORDER.

` APPLICATION FILED HAY7. 1903.

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WORKMANS TIME RECURDER.

APPLIUATIOF'FILED IAY 7. 1903.

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UNITED 'STATES PATENT OFFIOF.

WILLIAM ARCHIBALD WOOD, OF MONTREAL, CANADA. wo-RKMANSv TIME-RECORDER. r

Specication of Letters Patent.

aat'ented March 13, 1906.

Appiimiqn med May 7,1903. serai No) 156,073.

T kall whom it may-concern:

Be it. known that I, WILLIAM ARCHIBALD i WOOD, of the city of Montreal, IProvince of Quebec, Canada, have invented certain new and useul Improvements in Workmens Time-Recorders; and I do hereby ydeclare that the following is a full, clear', and exact description of the same.'

This invention relates particularly to workmens time-recorders ofthe type disclosed inmy `pending application filed- February 3, 1903, under Serial No'. 141,766; and it has vfor its object to adapt said time-recorder to record the time either upon a time-card orv time-sheet, as desired.

The invention may be said to consist in combining with the time sheet printing means means whereby said timesheet-print,

ing means canbe caused 4to print a time-card, and an auxiliary time-card-printing device wherebythe time ,can be recorded upon a card simultaneously with or at different times to said sheet and card printing means just mentioned;

For full comprehension, however, of my invention reference must be had to the' accompanying drawings, forming a part of this s indicate improved time-recorder; Fig. 2, a detail .sec-

tional view of a portion of one of the rolls of the time-sheet carrier and illustrating particularly the manner of connecting the ends ofthe apron. Fi .3 is a detail view of a portion of theink-ri bon-shifting gear and the means for retaining the minute-wheel; Fig. 4,

a similar View taken atright angles to Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a ortion of the means for retaining the wor mans lever against movement. y

The workmans leverb, vthe dials'c, d, and e,

the clockwork f, the minute and hour wheelsV g and h, respectively, the carriage i, in which said time-wheels are mounted, and the operative means j, connecting theclockwork to the carriage, are the same as disclosed in my said pending application.

I 'have improved the means for operatin the'hour-wheel from the minute-wheel an adapted these wheels to be turned either forward. or' `backward simultaneously'- wiIthh the ave minute and hour wheels in their proper printing positions, with the result that besides enwheel and ada ted to engage? freedom to is adjusted to and held in its properi rinting I abling the time-.wheels to be turned in either direction less power is required to operata them. The minute-wheel is driven in the usual way by a train of gears m, leading from 6o the clock-movement.;

My improved connection between the minute and hour wheels consists of a crank n, mounted 'upon thec arbor o lof the minuteastar-'wheel 65 mounted rigid upon the our-Wheel. Bpy this means eac complete revolution of the minute wheel rotatesthe hour-wheel one notch. The hour-wheel is held in the posi# tion to which itis .moved by the minute 7o wheel by a latch constituted by a fork fulcrumed,'as at at itscrotch, and having the end r of one deg bent transversely of and adapted to engage a notch s in the periphery of a disk t, mounted rigidly uponthear- 75 bor o of the minute-wheel, while they end of the other leg is bent to form an an ular tooth v, adapted to engage the points o the star-wheel p. The tooth v is normally maintained 'ieldingly in en agement with the 8o point o the star-wheel y a retractile helical spring 175. As the crankn engages 'the star'wheel' f the Vnotch s `allows the fork el moved. The minutewheel position by a starLwheel 2, secure rigidly upon one side thereof and adapted to be engaged and held during the printin operations b a pavfl consisting, referab y, of a bent ro 3',--}')rojeotingJ throng ya slot 12 in av 9o collar 10 (tobe resently described) and secured rigidly at its lower end to a shortspinldle 4,'journaled in the frame 'of the. carriagp.y e

The 'pawl is operated rby the laten (tov presently described) through t e medium of 9 5 a pair of movable bolts Gand 6*, connected Aby a b ar 7, upon which the platen acts. A rShe shank of bolt 6 'is perforated to receive one.

end of an arm 9, the opposite end whereof is secured -rigidly'to said collar 10, which is roroo tatable upon thev spindlel 4, an `expansile spring 11, coiled around thecollar, bearin at one end upon thep'awl and at its other en upon thev arm. The movement ofthe pawl and .rod away from one vanother islimited and the awl caused to return to its normal osition y the slot 12 in the collar 1() and-a V lielical spring 13, -to be .presentlydescribed.

A pair o sleeves 8 and 8 5, carried rigidly by the-bar ofthe ribbon-gear, receivethebolts, I 1c.

and the sleeve 8 is slottedto allow the arm 9 'to pass therethrough and 'accom 1`iodate it f ing-frame 54 within the casing. This p .6o

in its movement. The arm is yieldingly kept in its lowermost position and the pawl out of engagement with the star-wheel 2 by a helical spring 13 within the sleeve 12 and bearing between the inwardly-flanged upper end of the sleeve and a shoulder 14 upon the bolt. The upper end ofthebolt has a springpawl 15, fulcrumed thereto and adapted to engage the ratchet 16 of the ribbon-feed, (indicated at 17, and which may be of ordinary construction.)

= According to my present invention the time-sheet carrier is movable bodily toward and from the time-printing wheels and has a laten movable therewith and carried therey, the platen being preferably located adjacent to one end of the carrier and said carrier being located with the end thereof bearing the platen adjacent to a slot inl the casing, through which a time-card may be passed while the timerinting wheels are located in a osition t`o be borne upon bv the platen. T is carrier is supported in a ame secured rigidly to the bottom of the case and having two pairs of end legs 21 and 22, respectively, land a pair of intermediate legs 23. A s indle 24 extends between and 1s journale in the upper endsl of the legs 21, a frame 25 being pivoted at one end upon thisspindle and having downwardlyrejecting lugs 26, (to be presently further ahuded '50,) while the platen 27, with a convex side 28, is secured to the top and transversel of this frame and within a short distance of the free end thereof. A spindle v29 is journaled in this end of the frame, a roller 30 being mounted thereon, and a second roller 31 is mounted u on the spindle 24. Four sprocketwhee s 32 are mounted, two upon the spindle 29, one at each end of roller 30, and two upon spindle 24, one at each end of roller 31. hese sprockets arerotated ineither direction, asin my before-mentioned invention, by endless chains 33, and the time-sheet is carried upon a cushioned flexible impressionapron 34, stretched over the rollers between perimetric guards 35 upon the rollers and adapted to keep the apron straight. The time-sheet 40 is secured upon this apron by a pair of spring-clips 41, carried upon the ends of short bars 42, secured to the sprocket-chains 33. This time-sheet carrier is raised to bring the platen into bearingrelation with the timerinting wheels by pressing inthe workmans ever b, and to .eifect this the usual slidable spindle 51, around which the workmans lever swings, is caused to ,bear'upon a plate 52,

hinged at its lower end ,i as at 53, to the su portate is connected at its upper end by a coiled spring 55'to one end of a slidable bar 56, 'guidedin `the supporting-frame 54. A rod 155 is with- 1n spring endsof this springtoward one another, this lide-barbeing connected by a pair of toggle'- 55 andA limits the movement o thel eil-1,760

bars 57 to the downwardly-projecting lugs 26, before mentioned, while the frame 25 has a air of antifriction-rollers 58 thereon adapted) to run on the inside face of the legs 22, and -a retractile spring 59 is connected at one end tothe slide-bar 56 and at its other end to the frame 54. If the spindle 51 should happen to be pushed in farther than is necessary'to cause the platen to press upon the time printing wheels, the springs 55 will yield, thus preventing damage to upon the time -printlng wheels, while the spring 59 will return the bar 56 and with it p ate 52 to their normal positions.

The combination of parts just described enables either a time-sheet or a time-card to be printed by the same machine, which is a considerable advantage; but it has been f -equently found necessary-where piecework is being done, for instance-to have separate means to time the latter. To combine all the means necessary for this purpose in a single machine is one of the objects of this invention, and I have therefore mounted a second train of time-printing wheels adjacent to the side of the casing opposite to that near which the combined means is-located. These auxiliary wheels (indicated at 60 and 61) are connected bya train of gears 62, 63, 64, and to the clockwork mechanism which drives the ymain time-wheels. The t pe u on the auxiliary wheels are smaller tiian t ose upon the main wheels in order that the cards when printed may be distinguished. The platen 7 0 in the auxiliary means is carried between the forked ,inner end 170 of an angular lever fulcrumed at 71 and having its other end 72 projecting outside of the frame. The inner leg 7 3 of this lever has a guide 74 upon its top, and the casing is slotted, as at`75,in line with said guide 74. The platen is preferably in this case flexible, and the ribbon 7 6 is fed by similar means as described in connection with the main printing means. In order to enable the workman to rint his card in the correct column, I provi e a slide-bar 78 supported and guided in a. sleeve 79, carried by a bracket 80.- A cross-plate 81 upon the inner end ofv this bar acts as a stop for the card and limits the extent to which it may be inserted. y This slidable bar rejects outside of the casing and is providbdwith a thumbhold 83 at its outer end, and its under side is notched, as at 84 and 85, to engage a dog 86, set in a slot 87 in the 'casing'.y One of-v these notches is marked Out and the other In to guide the type ICO IOS

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the workman. A spring 171 returns the lever to its normal position.

A detent is provided to lock the lworkmans lever b in a osition to bring the space between the en s ofthe time-sheet between the platen and time-wheels of theV main timeprinting mechanism and when the timevsheet is not to be used, an operative connection being provided between this detent and 13o slidable in a slot 103 in the case 'and theV forked end 104 whereof when in its outward osition straddles the workmans lever b. he inner end of this shank is connected b a cord 105 to a crank-arm 106 u on the en of one of the trunnions of a4 ap-doorl 107,

adapted to at times close the card-slot 108.

. A guard 90, provided with locking means oses the auxiliar slot 75 when piecework is not to be timed The o eration of my inventionry is as follows: Wlien a time-sheet is to be used, it is placed upon the rollers, and upon the workmans lever being swung to its proper angular position on the dial and pressed in the time-sheet will first be returned to its proper position relatively to the printing-wheels and then pressed upon the latter, thus receiving the re uired impression. If at any time it is desired to use the device i-n connection with timecards, the lever should be locked' by swinging the detent into engaging position, thus openingv the card-slot. Upon the card being then inserted and the lever pressed in the necessary printing will be done upon the card, while at any time simultaneously with the printing of a time-sheet or a time-card on the combined printing means the cards for piecework may be printed upon the auxiliary means.

The advantages attendant upon this invention are that piecework' or continuous work can be timed and either cards or time-A sheets used by this recorder without making any change or substitution of parts. Furthermore, the time-Wheels may be set from the hand of the clockwork when the latter is turned in either direction, owing to the particular construction of my im roved means for operating the hour-wheel om the minnte-wheel and for-retaining the hour-'wheel mits proper printing position.

The da -workman register on the timesheet. 'I e piece-workerkcoming in at the same time registers on the auxiliary. Special job-work (after all workmen are in and the workmans lever is locked and the auxiliary slot is closed) is timed on the combined mechanism by means of cards.

WhatI claim is as follows:

1. In a workmans time-recorderl comprising, in a singleinclosing case, time-printing means, 'means for supporting a time-sheet in position to receive an impression from such printing means, a time-indicating device for operating the printing means, an auxiliary time-printing means operated bysaid tlmeindicating device and means whereby a' timecard is su ported in position to ,receive animpression om the auxiliary printing means.

wheel, of a star-Wheel mounted upon one of notc ed dis 2.v In a workmans time-recorder, the combinatin with a clock-movement, time-printing wheels, and means operatively connecting the clock-movement to the time-printing 7o the rintin -wheels to rotate therewith, a connected to the other of the printin -wheels to rotate therewith, and a ork fu crumed at its crotch above the latter, one of the legs ofsuch fork having its end bent to engage the notch in the disk, a retractile helical spring retainin such leg out of en- `gaging position, the other eg of the fork havy ing its end bent to present an angular tooth to engage between the points of the star-wheel. 3. Ina workmans time-recorder, the combination with a clock-movement, minute and hour printin wheels, and means operatively conn'edting t e said clock-movement to said time-printing wheels, of a star-wheel rigidly connected to and rotatable with said minutewheel, a movable part adapted to-be engaged and moved by a part actuated by the workman, a suitably-supported rotatable s indle, a rod secured at one end of said spin leand having its free end bent to extend toward the points ofsaid star-wheel and tapered, a collar rotatably mounted u lon'said spindle, a bar connected at one en rigidly to said collar, and connected at its other end to and movable with said first-mentioned movable part, a stop limiting the movement of said collar relatively to said spindle, and a spring yieldingly retair'iingV said bar and rod against movement toward one another.

4. In a workmans time-recorder, the combination with time-printing Wheels of al car-A rier for a time-sheet, said carrier consisting of a frame pivoted at one end to a stationary part of the recorder, and having its opposite end extending beneath said timerintin wheels, a pair of rollers, one mounte in eac end of said carrier, a platen extending parallel to the roller in the free end of said' carrier and ada ted to be brought into bearing relario tion ,'witii said time-printing wheels when the free end of said carrier is raised, means for connecting a time-sheet to said rollers, means for rotating said rollers, and means for raising and lowering said carrier. r

l5. In a workmans time-recorder,fthe crom-- bination with time-printing Wheels, and the workmams lever, o f a carrier for a time-sheet, said carrier consisting of ay frame pivoted at one end to a stationary part of the recorder, I 2o ,and having its-opposite end extending beneath said time-printing wheels, means for rotatably supporting the time-sheet 'ulpon said frame, a platen extending paralle to and beneath said time-printmg wheels and 12 5 carried by said frame,'a slidable rod 'adapted to be slid by said workmans lever when it is moved axially, arlever ivoted^beneath the inner end lof said slidab e rod and extending upwardly across same and adapted toy be v13o moved thereby, a bar extending beneath said pivoted frame, toggle-bars connectin said last-mentioned bar to said pivoted ame, means for supporting said last-mentioned bar constantly in the same horizontal plane, a coiled spring connected at one end to said lever at the upper end of the latter, the other end of said spring being connected to said horizontal bar, a second coiled spring connected at one end to said horizontal bar and at its other end to a stationary part of the recorder.

6. In a workmans time-recorder, the cornbination with time-printing wheels, of a carrier consisting of a frame pivoted at one end to a stationary part of the recorder,and having its opposite end extending beneath said printing-wheels, a platen extending parallel to and beneath said time-printing wheels and carried by said carrier, and means for raising y said carrier and causing said platen to bear limitin upon said time-printing wheels each time said workmans time-recorder is operated.

7. In a workmans time-recorder, the combination with a clockwork, of time-printing wheels, means for supporting said time-printing wheels, means for connecting said clockmovement to said time-printing wheels and rotatin the latter, a movable platen, a workmans ever adapted to be swung and depressed, means connecting said lever to said platen whereby said platen will be moved into bearing relation with said time-printing wheelsupon the depression of said workmans lever, inking devices for inking the type upon said time-printing wheels, a movable detent for at times preventin workmans lever, the ame of said recorder havin va slot in a line with the point between said p aten and time-printing wheels, auxiliary time-printing wheels, means connecting the clockwork to said auxiliary time-printing wheels whereby the latter are rotated, a lever ulcrumed adjacent to Vsaid auxiliary timeprinting wheels and having one arm projecting beneath the latter and its other arm projecting outside of said recorder, a spring yieldingly retaining said lever in a position with its inner arm awa from said timeprinting wheels, a ilexib e platen upon the inner end of said inner arm, a guide upon the upper side of said arm, the trame of the recorder havin a slot in line with said guide, a slidable bar aving one end projecting outside of the recorder and graduated, a stop upon the inner end offsaid slidable bar for the extent to which a card may be inserte through said slot and guide.

8. In a workmans time-recorder, the combination with time-printing wheels, of a timesheet carrier consisting of a pair of rollers arranged a said time-printing wheels, means for connecting a time-sheet to said rollers in band form, means or inking the type of said time-printthe swinging of saidl short distance apart and beneath ing wheels and means for raising and lowering one of said rollers toward and from said time-printing wheels.

9. In a workmans time-recorder, a timesheet carrier consisting of a frame pivoted at one end, a roller rotatably mounted in each end of said frame, each of said rollers having an annular guard near each end thereof, an endless flexible impression-apron stretched around said rollers between said guards, means for securing the time-sheet upon said apron a platen carried by said frame and extending transversely of and beneath the upper portion of said apron, and means for raising and lowering the free end of said frame.

10. In a workmans time-recorder, the combination with the casing thereof and time-printin wheels, of a time-sheet carrier consisting o a pair of rollers arranged a short distance apart and beneath said timeprinting wheels, means forconnecting a timesheet to said rollers in band form, means for inking the type of said time-printing wheels and means for raisin and lowering one of said rollers toward an `from said time-printing wheels the said casing of the recorder havin a card-slot in line with the space between said rollers and time-printing wheels.

1 1..- In a workmans time-recorder the combination with a workmans lever, a carrier for a time-sheet, means for connecting said time-sheet to vsaid carrier with a space be-, tween the ends of said time-sheet, of means for locking the workmans lever in a position with the space between the ends of the timesheet in the printing-line ofthe recorder.

12. In a workmans time-recorder the combination with the time-indicating device,

combined time-sheet and time-card rinting means and an operative connection between said time-indicating device and said cornbined printingzmeans, a workmans lever and means operatively connected to said workmans lever'for moving said time-sheet relatively to said time-printin means, of means when in one position sim taneously locking the workmans lever against movement an allowing the insertion of a time-card and when in a different position simultaneously allowing the workmans lever to move and preventing the insertion of a time-card.

13. In a workmans time recorder, the combination with a clockwork, of time-printing wheels, means'for su porting said timeprinting wheels, means or connecting said clock-movement tosaid time-printin wheels and rotating the latter, a movable pglaten, a

'workmans lever, means whereby said platen will be moved intobearng relation with said time-printing wheels, inking devices for inking the type upon said timeprinting wheels, the Jr'rarne of the recorder having a slot'in a line with a point between the platen and the time-printing wheels, auxiliary time-'printing wheels, means connecting the clockwork to l OO IIO the auxiliary time-printing Wheels whereby In testimony whereof I have aiiixed my the latter are rotated, the frame of the red h l l h h l signature in presence of two witnesses. oor er aving a s ot in ine wit t e auxi ia printing-Wheels for the insertion of a car l WILLIAM ARCHIBALDWOOD 5 and means whereby the auxiliary printing Witnesses: Y

means is caused to make an impression upon WILLIAM P, MGFEAT', the card last mentioned. l ARTHUR H. EVANS. 

